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Bedcover

A work made of cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in detached chain and stem stitches; french knots; quilted with cotton.

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  • A work made of cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in detached chain and stem stitches; french knots; quilted with cotton.

Date:

1910/23

Artist:

Mertie Amalia Postel (American, 1891–1980)
United States, Illinois, Mascoutah

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Mertie Amalia Postel

Title

Bedcover

Place

Illinois (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1910–1923

Medium

Cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; pieced; embroidered with cotton in detached chain and stem stitches; French knots; quilted with cotton

Dimensions

207.4 × 166.3 cm (81 5/8 × 65 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernice A. Postel

Reference Number

2000.60

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